The Fathers of Confederation

Hierarchy
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The Fathers of Confederation

Hierarchical level:

Item

Context of this record:

Confederation Life Insurance Company fonds

The Fathers of Confederation
Record information
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The Fathers of Confederation

Date:

1967.

Reference:

Box number: 203322

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3013194

Date(s):

1967.

Bilingual equivalent:

See French record description

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 reproduction : photomechanical print ; 40.5 x 50.7 cm (support).

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

This reproduction of Rex Wood's 1967 oil painting depicts the delegates to the 1864 Quebec Conference at which the basis of the British North America Act was formulated and discussed. The painting is based on an 1883 canvas by Robert Harris that was destroyed in the 1916 House of Commons fire. Confederation Life commissioned Rex Woods to recreate the Harris painting and it was presented to the nation as a centennial gift., Rex Woods was commissioned, as a Centennial project, by the Confederation Life Association to reproduce Harris' famous work which was destroyed in the 1916 House of Commons fire.

Provenance:

Confederation Life Association

Additional name(s):

Copyist (art): Woods, Rex Norman, 1903-1987

Artist: Harris, Robert, 1849-1919

Additional information:

General note:

This work is a colour offset lithograph from a set entitled "Gallery of Canadian History," Portfolio # 1, produced by Confederation Life Association. Rex Woods was one of several painters commissioned by Confederation Life to produce works documenting pivotal moments in the development of Canada. A number of these paintings appeared on calendars issued by Confederation Life, as well as being reproduced as offset lithographs for a Centennial project entitled, "Canadian Historical Prints from the Confederation Life Collection."
"The Fathers of Confederation from Gallery of Canadian History, Portfolio #1, Canadian Historical Prints from the Confederation Life Collection" (Caption title, Canadian History Hall)

Custodial history:

This item is part of a portfolio of reproductions that was a gift from Confederation Life.

Availability of other formats note:

Colour transparency available., Copy negative number C-148218.

Reproduction note:

A reproduction of this print was made for Canadian History Hall, 2017.07.01

Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

1967-049 PIC
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation 90 Open]
Physical access through an art archivist

Box [1967-049 PIC] 203322

[Consultation 90 Open]

0203322 Item no. assigned by LAC 11

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [1967-049 PIC] C-148218

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright: Roger Shares Services, Director of Office Services, 1 Mount Pleasant Rd., Toronto, ON M4Y 2Y5.
Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1967-49-11

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